Obama's 'common sense' war not resonating with US, global public

Jacob Chamberlain @ Common Dreams - Up to 100,000 peopled rallied in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for a four-hour peace vigil late Saturday, urging U.S. and world leaders to choose a path of peace rather than war to resolve the current conflict in Syria.

"May the noise of weapons cease!" Pope Francis told the massive crowd. "War always marks the failure of peace. It is always a defeat for humanity."  Read more.